There were just so many tempting headlines for this - "First look: Anna Friel stars in porn movie", "Anna Friel gets dressed up for visit to sex shop", "Anna Friel chillaxes with porn baron", "Anna Friel hanging around outside sex shop". We exercised GREAT restraint in not using any of them and going for something really cerebral. Oh wait. No, we did go for that last one.

Anyway, here she is chilling on the streets of Soho in character as Jean Raymond, wife of porn baron Paul - the movie's titular King of Soho - played by Steve Coogan.

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Anna's makeover for the role of Jean saw her donning a period look including a navy skirt suit and fur-trimmed coat. Steve scrubbed up well too - maybe it's last night's Mad Men marathon talking but we're really feeling the coiffed look for guys at the moment.

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If you're looking at Anna and having a spot of updo envy (and are not, say, distracted by the 3 for 2 offer on erotica in one of the shop windows) here's some more updo inspiration: